Happy Birthday Harmon Killebrew!
Happy Birthday to one of the greatest of the Minnesota Twins, the slugger (and great human being) Harmon Killebrew!!
And also to my mom!! Happy Birthday to a great mom (also a great human being)!!
“I didn’t have evil intentions, but I guess I did have power.”
Mom, of course, wasn’t much of a baseball player, but I’d be willing to bet Killebrew couldn’t play the piano (let alone teach me to play it)!
This historic water tower, visible from Target Field, wears the Killebrew #3 along with a pin-striped “jersey” in honor of the great baseball slugger.
The tribute is on “Rusty” the water tower on top of the Wyman-Partridge building located across the street from Target Field. The twelve-story building was built in 1917 and renovated in 2006.
The banner was placed there for the Harmon Killebrew Memorial service at Target Field and will remain in place until July 4th.
“Look for the seams (on a knuckleball) and then hit in-between them.”
A more permanent addition honoring Killebrew was also added to the Target Field environment: The Killer’s signature now adorns the right field wall (the notation below, “HOF ’84” refers to Killebrews installation in the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984):
Killebrew was known both for his easy-to-read signature, but also for his insistence that other ball players learn to also give fans a signature they could read.
“Life is precious and time is a key element. Let’s make every moment count and help those who have a greater need than our own.” —Harmon Killebrew
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